Kendal Mountain Festival - Rio Cinema, Hackney | 7th June

Press Release / 27.05.2017

We're pleased to announce the second to last stop on the Kendal Mountain Festival tour around the UK - taking place at the Rio Cinema in Hackney, London!

As well as hearing from guest speakers Jenny Tough and Dave Cornthwaite, they will also be showing a selection of the best adventure films from around the world including 'Johanna' - the Finnish free diver who dives under the ice, and Tome Seipp, the fearless young cyclist with an incredible enthusiasm for long journeys on his bike.

Celebrating and sharing adventure, guests are invited to enjoy an evening packed full of award-winning films and first-hand accounts from some of the UK's most intrepid explorers. Supported by Fori, the savoury alternative to traditional snack bars and Hydro Flask - the highest quality stainless steel flasks.

Tickets: £15 | Under 16s £7.50

For more information, please visit: www.kendalmountaintour.com

Speakers and films on show include:
London: Wednesday 7th June. 8pm
Rio Cinema, 07 Kingsland High St, Hackney, London. E8 2PB

www.kendalmountaintour.com/london

FILM: JOHANNA
Finnish freediver Johanna Nordblad holds the world record for a 50-meter dive under ice. She discovered her love for the sport through cold-water treatment while recovering from a downhill biking accident that almost took her leg.
        
SPEAKER: DAVE CORNTHWAITE
British adventure Dave became the first person to skateboard from John O'Groats to Lands End. He's best known for Expediton1000 - a plan to undertake 25 separate journeys of 1000+ miles using non-motorised transport.
        
SPEAKER: JENNY TOUGH
Jenny Tough has travelled six continents, solo. She has cycled around Europe, paddled through the South American jungle, run marathons on four continents, hiked throughout Asia, trekked in Patagonia, dived with sharks, surfed in the North Sea, competed in numerous adventure races, and lived in five countries.